TDMOKS 121 



Give the treatment of cysts. 



The essential feature is the removal of the lining sac. If 

 any part remains it will simply proliferate, and the trouble 

 returns. This holds good especially with the sehaceou« and 

 mucous cysts. The operation for dermoid cysts consists in 

 the removal of the tooth, if necessary with hammer and chisel, 

 and a thorough curetting of the cyst walls. 



Infectious Ifeoformations. 



ACTINOMYCOMATA. 



What is an actinomycoma ? 



It is an infectious new-growth, caused by the ray fungus 

 or actinomyces. 



What organs are subject to actinomycotic infections ? 



Any part of the body may become infected. In America 

 the seats of predilection are the upper and lower jaws, the 

 parotid gland and the region of the throat ; in England, the 

 tongue ; in Denmark, the soft parts of the head ; and in 

 Germany, the pharynx and bones of the jaw. 



Describe the diagnostic featwres of the actinomyces fungus. 



Imbedded in the soft part of the tumor or in the abscess 

 they appear as pale-yellow to sulphur-yellow minute grains 

 macroscopically. With a magnification of 250 diameters, the 

 grains are seen to consist of roundish masses of club-shaped 

 bodies radiating from the centre. 



Describe the actinomycoma. 



Upon the part attacked depends the amount of connective 

 tissue it possesses. The consistency of the tumor may be 

 firm or soft. The growth of the tumor is slow. When 

 arising in the soft parts of the head, a rather firm swelling- 



